There was a comment to my last Playground post “Hold it or run,” sent in by a Wallingford Mom that made me laugh and cringe at the same time: Today at the Wallingford park, a little girl stepped in dog doo, then went down the slide making a dog poo streak all the way down. Before I noticed, my daughter was on the slide and had it all on her hands and clothes! There is nothing more gross… Generally, I find…
Last week, we asked parents to indicate which school their children would attend this fall, and the results were pretty interesting: Of the 89 respondents, 33% indicated their kids will go to John Stanford, while 26% said their kids will attend private school. 21% chose "other" public schools, and the rest was divided among McDonald School, B.F. Day, and Hamilton International School, with the exception of the two whose kids will attend Roosevelt High School. Here are the exact numbers: Value…
You've probably seen those new group coupon services popping up: Groupon, LivingSocial, etc.: they offer the opportunity to buy coupons at local establishments for steep discounts for a limited time (usually the deal is only offered for a single day). We mentioned LivingSocial's "$100 coupon for $50" Cantinetta deal a little while back, for example. A new one focusing exclusively on Seattle restaurants just launched, Emerald City Eats, and today's deal is for $75 worth of food and drink at Wallingford's…
OK, it's really a new advertisement, but in these Hard Economic Times™, we make do with what we can. Andrew tweeted this shot of the Adult Swim advertisement that's been painted on the side Milano Pizza, on 45th by I-5:
The Avant-Jazz Festival at the Chapel Performance Space wrapped up this past weekend with four more powerful performances. The second weekend began with Vertigo led by Seattle Clarinetist Jesse Canterbury. It was an ethereal almost dream like set that carried the listener on a journey into the stars. Canterbury was joined by Tom Baker on guitar, Joanne DeMars on Cello, and Chris Stover on Trombone. The quartet was strongly attuned to each other which carried them to a higher more intense…
Greg Flood from Friends of Wallingford Playfield delivered the happy news that the climbing arch that was removed from Wallingford Playfield earlier this year (The Case of the Missing Monkey Bars) is being reinstalled: Parks let us know that the arch climber at Wallingford Playfield would be installed sometime this week and, sure enough, Parks is out there today [Tuesday] reinstalling it. Yippee. The climber was a treasured feature of the playground and is just plain good exercise. Thanks, Parks, for…
For those in the hood that haven’t heard the good news – Izilla Toys is here to stay! The Izilla family decided to make a permanent home in its Wallingford Center location. After a quick post-holiday remodel, they re-opened January 16th. You can sign up for the e-newsletter at www.izillatoys.com to get the inside scoop on news and events, as well as store discounts. This month, you'll find a 20% off coupon (we've included it below in case you want to…